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    M1008 Starter Issue

    i put a gear reduction starter in it. i seriously need help. also can anyone explain to me in detail how the relay works and how i can avoid the relay with a switch of some kind. how would i hook up a switch would that be the way to go? please help haha
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    M1008 Starter Issue

    ok i am having serious issues with my m1008. somone has to be able to help me out!>!?!?!?! starter went bad so replaced it. worked for a bit then it was sticking open. changed the relay and it ran for a bit and then i let the truck sit for 5 or 6 days went out to start and got nothing...
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    Starter nightmare please help!!

    ok so if i was not confused before now i am haha. so i checked my relay and it was stuck i got a new one and installed. not everytime i try to start the truck all i get is a sizzle noise in my relay and nothing else happens.(this is a new reay to) what would cause this to be happenin...
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    Starter nightmare please help!!

    Another problem hey whats going on guys. ok i have yet another problem. i keep frying my starter relay? and ideas for me to stop that.
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    Starter nightmare please help!!

    ok guys...... well i got the truck running. i got my new starter. i checked all my wires. everything looked fine. i checked the new relay i got and finally found my problem. the relay was stuck. i broke it loose and everything is going good. runs and starts like a champ. the gear...
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    Starter nightmare please help!!

    i have not been able to cheak anything yet. i just got my new starter but i am not putting it anywhere close to my truck until i can test all my wires. how do i test the relay on that?? and how do i tear into the ignition part of the steering collum??? i am at a loss. i am going to buy a...
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    Starter nightmare please help!!

    Ok guys well i am gunna try to test my wires and such this week somtime maybe. gotta work and school and stuff first. so i hope that i find out whats doing on. My starter wires should nto have power when the keys are not even in it right!?!?! thanks guys,
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    Starter nightmare please help!!

    Ok guys so i sent my bad starter back and looking for a new one? any ideas? the starter guy in my town said is would be a pain to rebuild the old one cuz its so bad off. any ideas for a cheap new one? also i need to figure out why my starter is getting power all the time? i switched my relay...
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    Starter nightmare please help!!

    ok so i tested my starter yesterday and it does not kick the bendix out. it just spins that starter like it was doing in the truck. i talked to me mechanic and he said the starter is not good. i am going to send it back and before i have this guy send me a new one does anyone know of the best...
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    Starter nightmare please help!!

    ok i will test the starter tomorrow i hope. and hopefully somthing will go my way. i have one more question for you guys. my truck does not like to start(when the starter is working) ... the guy who had it before me had to spray some starter fluid in it when it sat for more than a couple...
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    Starter nightmare please help!!

    i will take out my starter and bench test it today. i got the starter from ebay it "said" it was a 24v and i emailed the seller and he said it was a 24v as well. so i am hoping that they are not pullin my chain around. were is the best place to get parts for this vehicle? ok i am going to...
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    Starter nightmare please help!!

    my truck is a factory wiring system by the way
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    Starter nightmare please help!!

    so from all of this information i am still stuck. i am going to take the starter out tomorrow and have autozone test it to see if it is the starter itself is bad. after switching my bad relay i hooked everything back up the right way!, and tryed turning the truck engine over but when i turned...
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    Starter nightmare please help!!

    Ok so i am in serious need of help. i just got a 1984 m1008. i have driven it for a month or so and then the starter went out. i got a new starter for it and put it in. after putting it in i tryed attaching the batteries again and the starter just spins. it does not try to start my truck it...
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